When in the Australian Army in the late '80's and early '90, the High Power was my side arm and, yes, I have a romantic attachment to the original, biting and all. But this new model looks nice.
It was also the sidearm I was issued, at times, in the Canadian military. I don't recall ever getting slide bite from it, so I find it odd so many have. Would love to have an actual/new FN one, but my country has decided lawful people shouldn't have access to pistols, only the baddies can buy them. So, not for me right now.
@@BerndFelsche You ain't kidding! One range weekend that been booked for months, and when we went to get our ammo they told us there wasn't any to be had. Not a round of 7.62 to be found. (At least for us training command weekend warrior plebs.) So some quick thinking on someone's part and fortunately they DID have plenty of 9mm for us, and we ended up having a weekend with the HP and the F1s instead. Turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun.
In the past, Ian's spinner performances have sparked debate about whether a heavy bullet was best for the job, versus a lighter, faster bullet. This time, Ian did it successfully with both subsonic 150 grain bullets and a fairly notorious brand of 115 grain bullets! I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he knew the gun wasn't going to punish him for pulling the trigger. The original HP bites his hand and the slide on his Alien sometimes hangs up on his fingers. The results also suggest, to me, that FMJ or even steel-jacketed bullets might transfer momentum to the spinner better than soft-point or hollowpoints?
My daughter loves her old police surplus High Power. She doesn't have a problem with 'biting,' but that might be due to the size of her hands (very small). I'm glad this pistol has been rebooted.
Hammer bite from a GP35 is very much a factor of how the shooter's hands are shaped and how they grip it. I don't have particularly small hands, but the only time I've ever gotten hammer bite from a GP35 has been when shooting one with a spur hammer. OTOH, I've known guys who cannot avoid hammer bite unless they leave a visible gap between the web of their hand and the beavertail, which is why custom.gunsmiths in the 1970s, '80s, and into the '90s were commonly offering to build up the beavertail with welding.
@@geodkyt interesting. I don't recall getting bit by my daughter's High Power, but she's only let me fire it twice. Nor do most 1911s bite me, but I do, however, get a fair bit of bite from my ParaOrdnance 16-40. I'm actually looking for a custom beaver tail for it; I need one that's wider than the factory original (big hands).
@@geodkyt Oddly enough FN switched to spur hammers to alleviate hammer bite. I prefer Cylinder and Slide Commander hammers on a Hi Power. They don't bite me and they look good!
I don't know if it's the combo of 60fps and so much sunlight or a new camera or what but I'm loving that I can randomly pause the video and catch a casing being ejected with no blur or anything, just crisp clean HD freshness. 9:44 dance, cameraman!
I am no expert but I would say it's the shutter speed on the camera, it takes the frames quickly enough that there casings don't move quick enough to blur
In '81- '82 the GP was my side arm when I did my service in the Belgian army. I would love to fire this successor anytime soon. It seems very promising.
I did shot with a Novak custom High Power in the late 80s and I remember that this gunsmith improved both the beavertail (or rather the absence of it in the stock pistol) and the hammer spur to avoid hammer bite, a pleasure to shoot.
Hope it is a more refined " commander" hammer. With that, and a fine trigger squeeze, it comes into it's own refinement, as only a High power is deserving!!!!!!
So back in the 70s, autos were not common for cops, I carried a Smith combat masterpiece and most of my friends carried something similar. But a friend of mine, a detective with DeKalb County, just outside of Atlanta, carried a old style High Power, so one day he pulls up on the Doraville post office, intending to mail something, and low and behold its getting robbed...four perps, well he puts out the call and proceeds to take on the perps with his high power, we guess the perps were counting the shots and after six, they rush him, bad mistake, score, four dead perps, one alive and kicking detective
My dad carried a browning hi power from the late 70’s his pre-historic concealed carry! I love the look and quality of the brownings from that time Best regards from Idaho
Many are calling for an optics ready tactical version. FN typically brings those out after the standard versions, so don't count that out. This gun's firing pin block is incorporated in the trigger transfer bar, and there don't seem to be any mechanisms above the firing pin and extractor, so it should be easily adapted to an optics plate system, and FN is pretty good at those.
Of course they could and probably will, but why not concurrent? If I wanted a gun without optics and rail, I'd rather have an original. If I wanted a modernized hipower, I'd rather have a original design with an optic cut and rail. It's like they modernized the wrong parts first.
It's definitely a very nice gun and I love the way that FN has modernized and updated the high power. However I would still like to see a version from them that was Optics ready and came with a rail. Because let's face it the 1911 an earlier Browning design, has gone through a major upgrade over the last 100 years now they come with rails double stack magazines and some are even Optics ready it just would be nice to see a version from FN
I think double stack on a 1911 is a mistake, at least in the standard .45. It makes the grip excessively bulky. Probably a better idea on a 9mm like the Hi Power.
You know when everyone likes something and it makes you hate it.... Glock. I think the only serious reason to carry one is because it's a light full size pistol which isn't the reason most dork's choose them.
Eh, it's still very common, pretty sure it's only videos that would've _both_ shown off the weapon in detail _and_ shot it at the range he does anything different
I was first introduced to the original Hi-Power by the Austin (TX) Police Department's range instructor in the early 1970s. Curly carried one as his off-duty gun and swore by it. I bought my first one, brand-new, for $114.50 in 1972. I never had much trouble with hammer bite but I loved how easy the slim Hi-Power tucked in and the 13+1 capacity was a big selling point, too. I had a local gunsmith remove the magazine safety, which improved the trigger pull. I still carry a Browning but it's a BDM from the 1990s. Still tucks in nicely and has a 15+1 capacity.
I still can't help but think that they took the classic Hi Power and boldly and innovatively turned it into a CZ-75 with a higher bore axis, less slide rail engagement, and a SAO trigger.
Just got my SA35 last Thursday. Shot it yesterday. Shoots great. My old Browning HP wqs tuned up at Terry Tussey's Gunsmithing so I swapped thr sear and hammer to get an instant trigger job. Good feeling pistol.
I have owned an original Belgian Hi-Power since the 1980’s. Gorgeous fit and finish, hardwood grips, no failures ever, accurate out of the box, unnoticeable recoil. My hands are barely larger than most girls’ but the gun feels like an extension of my arms. All the springs are crazy stiff and the short thumb safety won’t budge when used as intended. Last ten years my carry gun has been a Kimber 1911 which is also wreaks of quality, 100% reliable, accurate and delightful to shoot. It is easier to operate and more concealable to carry since it is thinner and shorter (4.25” barrel). I actually prefer the fatter grip on the HP for the hand filling feel and better control. What I really want is a hybrid: linkless barrel with integral feed ramp, thicker grip, higher capacity like the HP. And longer ambidextrous thumb safety, excellent straight pull trigger, bigger bore, softer springs, Series 70 like a 1911. That would be sweet especially if it is a stylish fashion accessory like the HP.
As a fellow lefty, I guffawed at 1:03 when Ian took his new-fangled High Power, replete with ambidextrous controls, and dropped the slide with his trigger finger like it was any other right-handed gun. I don't have any ambi guns to that extent, so I know I'd do the exact same thing! A lot of folks won't like the new gun because of its substantial differences to the older versions, and to some extent I get that: when automakers release a new model of an old nameplate that has completely different engine and drivetrain configurations (like the 1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 vs. the 1999 Cougar) or worse, they slap the name on a completely different type of vehicle (1976 Chrysler Aspen R/T vs 2007 Aspen), I am a bit miffed about it. I also recognize that it doesn't really matter what you call it or whether it comports with its historical relative. On the other hand: ambi controls, bigger mags and coil hammer spring are all significant, no-nonsense upgrades that can increase both reliability and make the gun more shootable for more people- particularly once there are more grip scales and mainspring housings available. In all this evolution looks no more drastic than 1911-2011, while also making more key changes to functionality.
Hey Ian! One of the things that I find really helpful in new product reviews is close up demonstration and description of the trigger. Seeing its reset and break would be really valuable when trying to distinguish this from say, 1911 and 2011 pistols. Thanks!
If you haven’t already, check out “Garand Thumb” here on RUclips. In his reviews, he does walkthroughs of what the trigger feels like. He also puts his firearms through high round counts before he does his reviews. I’m sure we’ll be seeing a review from him soon about the new FN High Power, considering he did one for Springfield’s SA-35.
In around 1986, I bought a new High Power. It was my first autoloading handgun. I shot it a LOT, (I reloaded, so there was always ammo), and really loved it. I must have had a unicorn pistol, because it had a relatively sweet trigger, and perhaps my grip wasn't quite the proper thing, because I never once suffered hammer bite. Eventually, I traded it for the newest thing, an OG Glock 17. I've never regretted a trade more in my life. Emotional attachment aside, I'd love to have the new FN pistol. It looks like a really great handgun.
The second pistol I ever fired was my uncle's Hi-Power at age 11 in 1974. I liked it far better than my dad's S&W Model 39 and said so. Dad didn't seem pleased, lol. When I was old enough to buy my own pistol, I got a P7-M13. Should have kept it! These days, I like Glock, 1911 and CZ-75. I just could never warm up to SA/DA. I wonder how many kids read everything Jeff Cooper wrote? Ian, I found your channel a year ago and love it! I always learn something.
It looks like a nice improvement over the original. As for the hammer bite, I was trained in the Canadian Forces on how to shoot these and never experienced any hammer bite. Even with my own High Power, of the many shooting sessions over thirty years, I never had it bite.
Same here used an Inglis and FN issued versions in the Army and a MK2 FN as my own on a FAC back in the 80s and early 90s in the UK, No hammer bite and I have small to medium hands and skinny wrists. Guess its down to anatomical shape ?
I shot the Hi-power a lot during my time in the Royal Navy, and never experienced the biting you mention. I never got picked up on the way I held the weapon, so I can only guess the instructors were happy.
From my vague memory all our British issue high powers (i carried one on and off in the Army) had the ring hammer so weren’t bitey. I think that was more of a thing with the spur hammers.
I'm in the UK and the p0lice collected all my guns back in 95! At the time, I owned a beautiful Browning Kapitan with leaf rear sights, it was handsome lemme tell ya! I handloaded and shod some accurate swaged rounds for it! Had pistols not been banned here then the new FN35 (Browning) as featured in this video is a pistol I would be purchasing right now. Beautiful as ever with buttery smooth performance even with fussy steel-cased ammo! You jammy bugger oh how I envy ya! I live in the wrong country and am still pissed!
I love the Hi-Power. Have a P35 made in Occupied Belgium during late World War II, and earlier this year bought a Turkish-made Girsan MC P35 (Mark III HP clone) which is *excellent*, by the way. I picked up and handled the new FN "High Power" in a local shop a couple months ago, and it felt huge compared to the OG HP. Much closer in size and weight to my CZ Shadow 2 than Hi-Powers of old.
I think it’s great the hi power is getting updates and better after market products ( from places like MK3 and BHSS). FN new hi power looks good. The 1911 is still around today because it was updated over time. Exciting times if you like hi powers… old or new.
Ian!!.. another good review. I gave Glocks, 1911's, a standard very beautiful HP, a CZ 75, couple of Spanish 9 mikes including a little Firestar (what a little gem!) and i absolutely love each and every one. I am exactly the market for this new HP, I am a gun nut, dont really shoot them competitively, i simply enjoy them for what they are. I will buy one, simply on your excellent no bollox review. Was a bit depressed when i got close to the end of the unboxing vid and it became clear there was going to be no shooting, BUT YOU FIXED that!!!! AWESUM Job. I see some complaints about the camera work, ignore it.. the quality of the video is stunning and there were no flashy cuts and other video crap. AND no bloody music.. just good audio interspersed with gunshots and clangs! Good show Bud! Come visit South Africa again.. we have more to show you!...lol. Best content on the bloody internet by FAR!
I had an older Hi Power that ran 100% with ball ammo but I had a hard time finding a hollow point that it would feed. That was years ago so I hope the new ones are better about that. Another great video sir.
I wonder if the original ones were designed with ball ammo in mind? FN would have been assuming military use. It would make sense that for the newer version they would take other types of ammo into account.
Designers have had to take a look at the way the round will enter the chamber from the magazine, a hollow point will do better if it goes straight in rather than smacking into the feed ramp, full metal jacket is not as picky and will tilt to accommodate.
It seems like Ian had no problems feeding the HP ammo in his new High Power. I have an old model and that feed ramp is skinny compared to my modern pistols.
Hi-Powers (like 1911s) have fairly steep feed angles compared to modern pistols which make them far more susceptible to differences in ogive. Wasn't an issue at the time when FMJ ball ammo was all that was being used by anyone, but could be an issue nowadays. With 1911s, the fix generally is just either finding a box of hollow points that do work and sticking with it, or having a gunsmith polish the feed ramp to work with the ammo you want. The newer model might've made the feed angle more in line with modern guns, though, fixing that issue.
The mk1 model of the Hi-Power was my first firearm purchase in 1980, selected over the then conventional wisdom that a .45 ACP had more “stopping power” based on understanding F = 1/2 (M x V^2) actually gave the lighter but higher velocity bullet actually produced striking force with less impact. Also after learning Browning had designed it after the 1911 .45 I figured he probably had improved on that design. I added Pachmar grips and competed in ISPC practical shooting matches, thinking it a good way to get some training, only to find I was the only 9mm shooter. Back then the stages required mandatory reloads after 6 rounds so as not to disadvantage the .45 ACP and wheel-gun shooters so the extra magazine capacity wasn’t an advantage, but the lower recoil and shooting accurately allowed avoiding penalties for hitting hostage targets and helped me outscore many of more experienced and faster .45 ACP shooters. A few years ago I came across an article showing Browning’s original 1927 patent and discovered that while it had the now ubiquitous Hi-Power barrel locking mechanism it was originally designed as single stack and striker fired with the design changed to hammer fired and double stack by FN after his death. That brought a smile to my face because gun shown in the patent was very similar to the Walther PPS mk1 I had selected for concealed carry and my first thought when handling it in person was, “This is probably the pistol Browning would have designed next had he lived longer.”
I always had gloves on when shooting hi powers well in the Canadian army so never got bit by the slide. Loved it never had a problem but I new a lot of guys who did. The guns are worn and need so much work. Hopefully they get new ones soon
Thanks again, Ian. Nice to see it performs as it should, especially with all types of ammo. Did the weight of the pistol dampen the recoil of the NATO ammo, or was it noticeable, when compared to other makes?
12 years of using the HP during my British military service and I never experienced one 'biting' me. Despite the fact the average British military HP pistol seemed to have been shot to death I still loved shooting them.
Good job Ian! FN’s new HP (P-35?) is a nice upgrade from the old days. Kind of bewilders me after just seeing the ads and videos of Wilson Combats’ new SFT 9 4 1/4” commander style single action semi auto. Hammer fired, metal framed choices abound for aficionados of these. Your paper target looked fine to me. If you were holding at 6:00 on the bull, that group was POA-POI. The factory has those sights regulated plenty good for fixed irons.
I have a 1986 model Hi-Power (purchased it new in 1987) and I've shot all kinds of ammo thru it and the only thing it REALLY didn't like was Remington "Green And Yellow Box" JHP. Liked the old Winchester Silver-Tip HPs just fine, and Federal HSTs and Hydro-Shok just fine. Just those darn Remington JHPs it didn't like. And it may just my hand, but "biting" was never really a problem for me. I sure am drooling over these new ones though.
If they release a version in 40S&W, I'll buy one to convert to 357 Sig. I won't hold my breath. I like this new HP, but I wish the name were HP II. I am also a fan of the original HiPower. I have two, but I spent a lot on mods to cure the hammer bite. One is already converted to 357 Sig.
Having served in the Military Police, our issued sidearm was the High Power double action, designation FN HP-DA. A lot of them had jamming issues, but i believe this was largely because of their overall age and the fact that the guys who complained about them didnt bother properly maintaining their own pieces after a day at the range. Personally, i found it rather pleasant to shoot. Barely had any issues with mine, served my time well. 4/5, would recommend.
It reminds me of my Beretta92s for some reason. The 92s is much bigger than the M9, but I have giant hands so it fits. There's nothing in common with the new high power but for some reason they seem similar and the only thing I can come up with is that they're just fun to shoot. I can shoot for hours with my Beretta and just enjoy it. Stupid shit, like seeing how close to the bull one can get at seventy five yards. After a wile it gets easier and easier. Thing is I wasn't brought up with handguns in the house. Rifles of all calibers and shotguns, but no pistols. I started shooting at about six but It wasn't until my fourtys that I got into handguns. So pardon the pride at being able to shoot all day with an overweight pistol at longer ranges just for fun.
I wonder if the noise is actually when the plate falls back rather than the round hitting the plate. So if the closer target has a pad or something that would explain why it doesn't make noise.
I have been shooting original BHP since the mid/late 1970's when my dad got one.. I inherited that one and acquired more... I have never been "bitten" by the HiPower ever...
It totally depends on your hand shape. I also get bit if I grip a HP naturally. If I grip it un-naturally I can get away with it but it feels un-natural
I've been shooting High Powers for 30 years and I've never understood people's problems with "hammer bite." Yeah, if you choke up on it in the modern style it will bite you, so don't do that. Just let your hand fall on it following the contours of the grip (without choking up) and no bite. It's a heavy all-steel pistol in 9mm, so you don't have to worry about controlling recoil like it's a 1911 or light plastic gun. Adapt to the pistol, not the other way around.
@@rdrrr Yeah, it is that good. An SA trigger makes double taps, etc, effortless. And then you have the perfect ergonomics of the pistol itself, which make a Glock seem like holding a beer can. You don't have to learn or unlearn anything, just pick it up and shoot it using the grip as it naturally falls into your hand. If you insist on a high grip (you don't need to with a steel 9mm) then drop in a "no bite" C&S hammer which is about $65 on Midway.
Also if anyone knows how to help - have an '83 OG HP with mag safety removed yet it still seems to only like being 100% reliable with the nastiest ammo I put in it. The nicer the ammo, the more likely it has issues. Main spring has already been replaced as well
I've been binge-watching the mud test videos, and that must've messed with my head cause when it didn't fail on the second round I was really confused😅
Nice to see a review on a new production handgun where it functions correctly out of the box... seems like every new pistol review notes a failure in the first hundred rounds because it "doesnt like type x ammo." or that it hasn't "completed a break in period."
Never shot a pistol, but surely to get the spinner to spin you fire when the “top” plate is going away from you so that the momentums add up? Always great videos so many thanks for hours of viewing!
Just bought one this week, put about 300 rounds through right away before I took it home. Really really soft shooter, really really good looking. Extremely accurate, 1 inch at 25 yards. Good single action trigger, I’d say between a 1911 and sig single action which is pretty good being a pivoting trigger. IT IS NOT A HIGH POWER, and it wasn’t meant to be, and I’m fine with that. It ran totally reliable, which is what I expected. Only two “gripes” for lack of a better word. One, it’s heavy, really heavy, which has its merits, but maybe not so much as a carry gun. Two, the casting on the frame is a little crude, wish they would have smoothed it out before finishing it but it’s a solid piece. If you’re looking for a browning high power this is not the gun for you. If you’re looking for a high quality soft shooting reliable piece with a light nod to its origins you won’t be disappointed.
The ammo showcase/discussion this video makes me wish Ian would do a episode of various kinds of "forgotten ammo", I know that tends to go with some of the more obscure weapons but anything more detailed about actual ammo would be nice.
I have big hands, and hammer bite is a recurring problem for me. The 1911 I had, Star BM and Super B, liked and likes to bite. But my HP never gave me a bite. I think it was made in the 80s.
I know that the full length guide rods on 1911s is largely a gimmick, it's interesting that the High Power never needed one and they felt like adding one. It also makes me wonder if full length guide rods were ever needed for any guns.
Full length guide rods can be useful for keeping the whole recoil spring captive, which allows newer guns to be easier to disassemble. You can also potentially keep the entire top half of the pistol as one unit to swap between parts. I know even some 1911 guys do that to swap between calibers or lengths. But neither are all that relevant here as far as I can tell.
@@showtime2629 Don't think so. 1911s remained the same as the standard Government model for a long while. Even things taken for granted these days like extended beavertail grip safeties, extended safeties, nicer sights, etc. were all expensive custom work. I am curious now what was the first ground up design to use full length guide rods, but I do know on my other guns, they are one solid unit with the recoil spring captive which does make disassembly and reassembly easier. Not that I cared too much about disassembly with my 1911 once I got used to it, but still.
When you look at how much extra metal they threw at it compared with the original, I hope the action could handle it. There had better be some explanation why it's so fat.
My gi ish 1911 shouldn't feed HP or wadcutters with it's barely ramped barrel but I've ran a few mags of nearly flush upside down hollow base bullets out of it. The things we learn when we try what shouldn't work.
I had A HP in76 was finicky about h.p's,S&W 659could feed anything! Could chamber empty casings from the magazine! Glad to see new ones are more dependable. Still I like my Turkish Tisas in s.s.best.
I only have my hands to deal with, by I don't get bit by my Tisas Regent and and think some of that has to do with not using the "modern" "correct" grip. I think the thumbs high grip isn't a particularly good grip. Practically every Gun Tuber has failure to lock the slide, slide bite and hammer bite. Massad Ayoob has advocated for a more traditional thumbs down grip because it makes a much stronger grip and avoids most the the issues people make when shooting. Even grip safety engagement is more consistent.
I was considering the new FN HP if I couldn't get thr SA35. Thr FN HP has nothing similar to thr original except thr name and single action. I got thr call to get thr SA35 and I took it. I just don't find half thr "improvements" to be improvements. The disassembly procedure did not need to change. I like the original field strip step just fine. There does not need a guide rod.
When in the Australian Army in the late '80's and early '90, the High Power was my side arm and, yes, I have a romantic attachment to the original, biting and all. But this new model looks nice.
I never got bitten by one in ARes. Very short on live ammo in those days.
It was also the sidearm I was issued, at times, in the Canadian military. I don't recall ever getting slide bite from it, so I find it odd so many have. Would love to have an actual/new FN one, but my country has decided lawful people shouldn't have access to pistols, only the baddies can buy them. So, not for me right now.
Hopefully this new version won’t suffer from cracked slides like ours did in the early 80’s.
@@BerndFelsche You ain't kidding! One range weekend that been booked for months, and when we went to get our ammo they told us there wasn't any to be had. Not a round of 7.62 to be found. (At least for us training command weekend warrior plebs.)
So some quick thinking on someone's part and fortunately they DID have plenty of 9mm for us, and we ended up having a weekend with the HP and the F1s instead. Turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun.
@@timareskog2418 How many decades of NATO spec 9mm did your guns have through them by that point?
Ian has been improving significantly with shooting the spinner over time. Arch nemesis doesn't seem as big aa before
I noticed that too. Ian flexed on that spinner with a new and somewhat unfamiliar gun too.
In the past, Ian's spinner performances have sparked debate about whether a heavy bullet was best for the job, versus a lighter, faster bullet. This time, Ian did it successfully with both subsonic 150 grain bullets and a fairly notorious brand of 115 grain bullets! I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he knew the gun wasn't going to punish him for pulling the trigger. The original HP bites his hand and the slide on his Alien sometimes hangs up on his fingers. The results also suggest, to me, that FMJ or even steel-jacketed bullets might transfer momentum to the spinner better than soft-point or hollowpoints?
@@matthewspencer5086 that last point shouldn’t be.
@@talisikid1618 They don't play snooker with soft cue balls.
I'm always reminded of the meme of Sinistral Rifleman posed like Doomguy surrounded by spinners.Welcome to Hell.
The only barrier to it being a fun recreational gun is the $1200 MSRP.
My daughter loves her old police surplus High Power. She doesn't have a problem with 'biting,' but that might be due to the size of her hands (very small).
I'm glad this pistol has been rebooted.
Also: "Smells like Wolf ammo..."
Hah! True facts.
Hammer bite from a GP35 is very much a factor of how the shooter's hands are shaped and how they grip it. I don't have particularly small hands, but the only time I've ever gotten hammer bite from a GP35 has been when shooting one with a spur hammer. OTOH, I've known guys who cannot avoid hammer bite unless they leave a visible gap between the web of their hand and the beavertail, which is why custom.gunsmiths in the 1970s, '80s, and into the '90s were commonly offering to build up the beavertail with welding.
@@geodkyt interesting.
I don't recall getting bit by my daughter's High Power, but she's only let me fire it twice. Nor do most 1911s bite me, but I do, however, get a fair bit of bite from my ParaOrdnance 16-40. I'm actually looking for a custom beaver tail for it; I need one that's wider than the factory original (big hands).
@@geodkyt Oddly enough FN switched to spur hammers to alleviate hammer bite.
I prefer Cylinder and Slide Commander hammers on a Hi Power.
They don't bite me and they look good!
"Ah if you're born a woman, You're born to be hurt..." Sandy Posey.
I don't know if it's the combo of 60fps and so much sunlight or a new camera or what but I'm loving that I can randomly pause the video and catch a casing being ejected with no blur or anything, just crisp clean HD freshness. 9:44 dance, cameraman!
I am no expert but I would say it's the shutter speed on the camera, it takes the frames quickly enough that there casings don't move quick enough to blur
I hate the focus on his ear rather than the target.
You’re right!
In '81- '82 the GP was my side arm when I did my service in the Belgian army. I would love to fire this successor anytime soon. It seems very promising.
Can you own guns in Belgium?
@@alexander1902 yes
@@alexander1902 yes, matter of fact i own an L1A1 FAL here heh...
@@RobinVerhulstZ well I can get one her too. I just have to spend $10,000+.....,🙃
@@alexander1902 ouch, mine was only 1000$ worth of euros
I did shot with a Novak custom High Power in the late 80s and I remember that this gunsmith improved both the beavertail (or rather the absence of it in the stock pistol) and the hammer spur to avoid hammer bite, a pleasure to shoot.
Hope it is a more refined " commander" hammer.
With that, and a fine trigger squeeze, it comes into it's own refinement, as only a High power is deserving!!!!!!
So back in the 70s, autos were not common for cops, I carried a Smith combat masterpiece and most of my friends carried something similar. But a friend of mine, a detective with DeKalb County, just outside of Atlanta, carried a old style High Power, so one day he pulls up on the Doraville post office, intending to mail something, and low and behold its getting robbed...four perps, well he puts out the call and proceeds to take on the perps with his high power, we guess the perps were counting the shots and after six, they rush him, bad mistake, score, four dead perps, one alive and kicking detective
My dad carried a browning hi power from the late 70’s his pre-historic concealed carry! I love the look and quality of the brownings from that time
Best regards from Idaho
Many are calling for an optics ready tactical version. FN typically brings those out after the standard versions, so don't count that out.
This gun's firing pin block is incorporated in the trigger transfer bar, and there don't seem to be any mechanisms above the firing pin and extractor, so it should be easily adapted to an optics plate system, and FN is pretty good at those.
Truth. The FN509 optics-ready system is one of the best.
Of course they could and probably will, but why not concurrent? If I wanted a gun without optics and rail, I'd rather have an original. If I wanted a modernized hipower, I'd rather have a original design with an optic cut and rail. It's like they modernized the wrong parts first.
It's definitely a very nice gun and I love the way that FN has modernized and updated the high power. However I would still like to see a version from them that was Optics ready and came with a rail. Because let's face it the 1911 an earlier Browning design, has gone through a major upgrade over the last 100 years now they come with rails double stack magazines and some are even Optics ready it just would be nice to see a version from FN
I think double stack on a 1911 is a mistake, at least in the standard .45. It makes the grip excessively bulky. Probably a better idea on a 9mm like the Hi Power.
@@reliantncc1864 Agreed.
Imagine mounting an optic to a HI-Power 🤮
You know when everyone likes something and it makes you hate it.... Glock.
I think the only serious reason to carry one is because it's a light full size pistol which isn't the reason most dork's choose them.
They should have kept it original instead of trying to fix something that wasn't broke in the first place.
When I did my military service in Argentina ,we use the FMAP licenced manufacture versionof the HP and I never experienced any malfunction.
makes a nice change getting a range video on youtube for once in a while! :D
Eh, it's still very common, pretty sure it's only videos that would've _both_ shown off the weapon in detail _and_ shot it at the range he does anything different
@@Koushakur ahh good info to know, thanks! :) it could be, i know i had to go over to utreon to watch them ones that youtube had cut.
As long as it’s not full auto, too. That’s a no-no.
I love the consistent focus on Ian's ear in the spinner segment. Good camera work!
Everyone has seen a spinner before. It's a boring metal lump. Ian's ear is much more interesting
The sternly disapproving ghost of John Moses Browning was standing in front of that target, absorbing the sound waves you'd normally be hearing.
I was first introduced to the original Hi-Power by the Austin (TX) Police Department's range instructor in the early 1970s. Curly carried one as his off-duty gun and swore by it. I bought my first one, brand-new, for $114.50 in 1972. I never had much trouble with hammer bite but I loved how easy the slim Hi-Power tucked in and the 13+1 capacity was a big selling point, too. I had a local gunsmith remove the magazine safety, which improved the trigger pull.
I still carry a Browning but it's a BDM from the 1990s. Still tucks in nicely and has a 15+1 capacity.
I still can't help but think that they took the classic Hi Power and boldly and innovatively turned it into a CZ-75 with a higher bore axis, less slide rail engagement, and a SAO trigger.
And charged nearly double the price.
I like to think of it as the best gun of 1974, but released in 2022.
Everytime I see it my initial reaction is that it resembles a Daewoo DP51 more than the original Hi Power.
@@chrisclark6161 Well said.
except the CZ-75 have triggers that shit the bed and slide stops that crack
I have a real appreciation for guns that aren't picky about ammo. Nice video, no BS just shooting .
I'd like to see Ian give the Springfield copy a try and report back as to how the copy compares to the new FN.
If you could ever find one!
Just got my SA35 last Thursday. Shot it yesterday. Shoots great. My old Browning HP wqs tuned up at Terry Tussey's Gunsmithing so I swapped thr sear and hammer to get an instant trigger job. Good feeling pistol.
I have both. They are very different guns. The Springfield is a clone and the new FN is a completely new gun.
The Fn is better.
I like how ian is just consistently confused why that one target doesnt make noise
"Did I miss... no... but no ding... did I hit it? yea right... the stupid noiseless target... yes..." look of slight disgust.
Guess it is up against the post holding, so it takes the ring out of it, like when a drummer graps the high hat on his drumm set.
*ding ding ding* "It's the weirdest thing." *ding ding ding ding*
Oh man. This was truly an enjoyable video. Thanks!!
I'm a 1911 fan big time carried one as a M60 gunner. The Hi Power is my absolute favorite 9mm even over the Beretta 9mm that replaced the.45 ACP
The thumbnail freeze frame makes the muzzle climb look rather severe! xD
Almost like full auto pistol!
Is that a teeny-tiny shell case?
They did a nice job on the redesign with my only complaint being it should have a stainless steel or metal guide rod for the spring.
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I have owned an original Belgian Hi-Power since the 1980’s. Gorgeous fit and finish, hardwood grips, no failures ever, accurate out of the box, unnoticeable recoil. My hands are barely larger than most girls’ but the gun feels like an extension of my arms. All the springs are crazy stiff and the short thumb safety won’t budge when used as intended. Last ten years my carry gun has been a Kimber 1911 which is also wreaks of quality, 100% reliable, accurate and delightful to shoot. It is easier to operate and more concealable to carry since it is thinner and shorter (4.25” barrel). I actually prefer the fatter grip on the HP for the hand filling feel and better control. What I really want is a hybrid: linkless barrel with integral feed ramp, thicker grip, higher capacity like the HP. And longer ambidextrous thumb safety, excellent straight pull trigger, bigger bore, softer springs, Series 70 like a 1911. That would be sweet especially if it is a stylish fashion accessory like the HP.
Camera operator: Goes to over the shoulder shot
The camera focus: "Clearly the ear is the focal point of this shot"
Ian's infamous hate/love relationship with the spinner is always fun !
We’ve all had a love/hate relationship with a spinner at one point in our lives.
As a fellow lefty, I guffawed at 1:03 when Ian took his new-fangled High Power, replete with ambidextrous controls, and dropped the slide with his trigger finger like it was any other right-handed gun. I don't have any ambi guns to that extent, so I know I'd do the exact same thing!
A lot of folks won't like the new gun because of its substantial differences to the older versions, and to some extent I get that: when automakers release a new model of an old nameplate that has completely different engine and drivetrain configurations (like the 1967 Mercury Cougar XR-7 vs. the 1999 Cougar) or worse, they slap the name on a completely different type of vehicle (1976 Chrysler Aspen R/T vs 2007 Aspen), I am a bit miffed about it. I also recognize that it doesn't really matter what you call it or whether it comports with its historical relative.
On the other hand: ambi controls, bigger mags and coil hammer spring are all significant, no-nonsense upgrades that can increase both reliability and make the gun more shootable for more people- particularly once there are more grip scales and mainspring housings available. In all this evolution looks no more drastic than 1911-2011, while also making more key changes to functionality.
Thank you Ian for showing me another pistol that I can add to my collection.
Hey Ian! One of the things that I find really helpful in new product reviews is close up demonstration and description of the trigger. Seeing its reset and break would be really valuable when trying to distinguish this from say, 1911 and 2011 pistols. Thanks!
If you haven’t already, check out “Garand Thumb” here on RUclips. In his reviews, he does walkthroughs of what the trigger feels like. He also puts his firearms through high round counts before he does his reviews. I’m sure we’ll be seeing a review from him soon about the new FN High Power, considering he did one for Springfield’s SA-35.
He does, watch yesterday's bench review. This is the range video.
Give FN a year and maybe they’d have multiple models with rails and optic cuts. Probably a midsize line like the 509, too.
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Check out the heat mirage coming off the gun. Pretty cool.
In around 1986, I bought a new High Power. It was my first autoloading handgun. I shot it a LOT, (I reloaded, so there was always ammo), and really loved it. I must have had a unicorn pistol, because it had a relatively sweet trigger, and perhaps my grip wasn't quite the proper thing, because I never once suffered hammer bite. Eventually, I traded it for the newest thing, an OG Glock 17. I've never regretted a trade more in my life. Emotional attachment aside, I'd love to have the new FN pistol. It looks like a really great handgun.
The second pistol I ever fired was my uncle's Hi-Power at age 11 in 1974. I liked it far better than my dad's S&W Model 39 and said so. Dad didn't seem pleased, lol. When I was old enough to buy my own pistol, I got a P7-M13. Should have kept it! These days, I like Glock, 1911 and CZ-75. I just could never warm up to SA/DA. I wonder how many kids read everything Jeff Cooper wrote?
Ian, I found your channel a year ago and love it! I always learn something.
It looks like a nice improvement over the original. As for the hammer bite, I was trained in the Canadian Forces on how to shoot these and never experienced any hammer bite. Even with my own High Power, of the many shooting sessions over thirty years, I never had it bite.
@M Ryan how do you avoid the hammer bite?
Same here used an Inglis and FN issued versions in the Army and a MK2 FN as my own on a FAC back in the 80s and early 90s in the UK, No hammer bite and I have small to medium hands and skinny wrists. Guess its down to anatomical shape ?
I shot the Hi-power a lot during my time in the Royal Navy, and never experienced the biting you mention. I never got picked up on the way I held the weapon, so I can only guess the instructors were happy.
From my vague memory all our British issue high powers (i carried one on and off in the Army) had the ring hammer so weren’t bitey. I think that was more of a thing with the spur hammers.
I like it, works with all ammunition straight out the box no feed issues, extraction hang ups and it don't bite, what's not to love.
I'm in the UK and the p0lice collected all my guns back in 95! At the time, I owned a beautiful Browning Kapitan with leaf rear sights, it was handsome lemme tell ya! I handloaded and shod some accurate swaged rounds for it! Had pistols not been banned here then the new FN35 (Browning) as featured in this video is a pistol I would be purchasing right now. Beautiful as ever with buttery smooth performance even with fussy steel-cased ammo! You jammy bugger oh how I envy ya! I live in the wrong country and am still pissed!
Forced to hand it over?
And rightfully so!
@@christiaancronje8090 First and last school shooting, giving up some toys was well worth no more dead kids
Sorry that happened in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, etc. We still are fighting against the same here in the USA.
I would not have given my guns up! Never ever let any government disarm you.
I love the Hi-Power. Have a P35 made in Occupied Belgium during late World War II, and earlier this year bought a Turkish-made Girsan MC P35 (Mark III HP clone) which is *excellent*, by the way. I picked up and handled the new FN "High Power" in a local shop a couple months ago, and it felt huge compared to the OG HP. Much closer in size and weight to my CZ Shadow 2 than Hi-Powers of old.
I think it’s great the hi power is getting updates and better after market products ( from places like MK3 and BHSS). FN new hi power looks good. The 1911 is still around today because it was updated over time. Exciting times if you like hi powers… old or new.
Ian!!.. another good review. I gave Glocks, 1911's, a standard very beautiful HP, a CZ 75, couple of Spanish 9 mikes including a little Firestar (what a little gem!) and i absolutely love each and every one. I am exactly the market for this new HP, I am a gun nut, dont really shoot them competitively, i simply enjoy them for what they are. I will buy one, simply on your excellent no bollox review. Was a bit depressed when i got close to the end of the unboxing vid and it became clear there was going to be no shooting, BUT YOU FIXED that!!!! AWESUM Job. I see some complaints about the camera work, ignore it.. the quality of the video is stunning and there were no flashy cuts and other video crap. AND no bloody music.. just good audio interspersed with gunshots and clangs! Good show Bud! Come visit South Africa again.. we have more to show you!...lol. Best content on the bloody internet by FAR!
I'm tempted to trade my older xds in for this. I really like the frame style & capacity. Seems like a great little blaster.
Wow, Ian, you have gotten a lot better on the spinner!
I had an older Hi Power that ran 100% with ball ammo but I had a hard time finding a hollow point that it would feed. That was years ago so I hope the new ones are better about that. Another great video sir.
I wonder if the original ones were designed with ball ammo in mind? FN would have been assuming military use. It would make sense that for the newer version they would take other types of ammo into account.
Designers have had to take a look at the way the round will enter the chamber from the magazine, a hollow point will do better if it goes straight in rather than smacking into the feed ramp, full metal jacket is not as picky and will tilt to accommodate.
It seems like Ian had no problems feeding the HP ammo in his new High Power. I have an old model and that feed ramp is skinny compared to my modern pistols.
@@mikewithers299 Yep, mine too.
Hi-Powers (like 1911s) have fairly steep feed angles compared to modern pistols which make them far more susceptible to differences in ogive. Wasn't an issue at the time when FMJ ball ammo was all that was being used by anyone, but could be an issue nowadays.
With 1911s, the fix generally is just either finding a box of hollow points that do work and sticking with it, or having a gunsmith polish the feed ramp to work with the ammo you want.
The newer model might've made the feed angle more in line with modern guns, though, fixing that issue.
i REALLY want one of these.
The mk1 model of the Hi-Power was my first firearm purchase in 1980, selected over the then conventional wisdom that a .45 ACP had more “stopping power” based on understanding F = 1/2 (M x V^2) actually gave the lighter but higher velocity bullet actually produced striking force with less impact. Also after learning Browning had designed it after the 1911 .45 I figured he probably had improved on that design.
I added Pachmar grips and competed in ISPC practical shooting matches, thinking it a good way to get some training, only to find I was the only 9mm shooter. Back then the stages required mandatory reloads after 6 rounds so as not to disadvantage the .45 ACP and wheel-gun shooters so the extra magazine capacity wasn’t an advantage, but the lower recoil and shooting accurately allowed avoiding penalties for hitting hostage targets and helped me outscore many of more experienced and faster .45 ACP shooters.
A few years ago I came across an article showing Browning’s original 1927 patent and discovered that while it had the now ubiquitous Hi-Power barrel locking mechanism it was originally designed as single stack and striker fired with the design changed to hammer fired and double stack by FN after his death. That brought a smile to my face because gun shown in the patent was very similar to the Walther PPS mk1 I had selected for concealed carry and my first thought when handling it in person was, “This is probably the pistol Browning would have designed next had he lived longer.”
Seems like a nice gun.
I wish someone would make a slim full size all metal gun like the Bernardelli P.018/P.One of good quality.
I first saw one of those in a restoration video, very pretty gun, would be certainly tempted by a modern one
Very promising! If I didn't already have a P210A as a single action fun gun, I'd probably be looking at this right now. Perhaps sometime down the road
I always had gloves on when shooting hi powers well in the Canadian army so never got bit by the slide. Loved it never had a problem but I new a lot of guys who did. The guns are worn and need so much work. Hopefully they get new ones soon
Not with our woefull procurement system. It's like a joke that's not funny.
Thanks Ian stay frosty!
Thanks again, Ian. Nice to see it performs as it should, especially with all types of ammo. Did the weight of the pistol dampen the recoil of the NATO ammo, or was it noticeable, when compared to other makes?
12 years of using the HP during my British military service and I never experienced one 'biting' me.
Despite the fact the average British military HP pistol seemed to have been shot to death I still loved shooting them.
Good job Ian! FN’s new HP (P-35?) is a nice upgrade from the old days. Kind of bewilders me after just seeing the ads and videos of Wilson Combats’ new SFT 9 4 1/4” commander style single action semi auto. Hammer fired, metal framed choices abound for aficionados of these. Your paper target looked fine to me. If you were holding at 6:00 on the bull, that group was POA-POI. The factory has those sights regulated plenty good for fixed irons.
The camera pivot to over the shoulder shots were so cinematic and cool.
I have a 1986 model Hi-Power (purchased it new in 1987) and I've shot all kinds of ammo thru it and the only thing it REALLY didn't like was Remington "Green And Yellow Box" JHP. Liked the old Winchester Silver-Tip HPs just fine, and Federal HSTs and Hydro-Shok just fine. Just those darn Remington JHPs it didn't like. And it may just my hand, but "biting" was never really a problem for me. I sure am drooling over these new ones though.
I never experienced hammer bite with the Canadian Forces HiPowers, and no problems with my personal 1970‘s or 1980‘s ones either… nice old pistols
Best part of home range time is how the desert greens up after the rains.
The famous “Ninja” silent target
"The hinge that didn't squeak!"
If they release a version in 40S&W, I'll buy one to convert to 357 Sig. I won't hold my breath.
I like this new HP, but I wish the name were HP II. I am also a fan of the original HiPower. I have two, but I spent a lot on mods to cure the hammer bite. One is already converted to 357 Sig.
Having served in the Military Police, our issued sidearm was the High Power double action, designation FN HP-DA. A lot of them had jamming issues, but i believe this was largely because of their overall age and the fact that the guys who complained about them didnt bother properly maintaining their own pieces after a day at the range. Personally, i found it rather pleasant to shoot. Barely had any issues with mine, served my time well. 4/5, would recommend.
It reminds me of my Beretta92s for some reason. The 92s is much bigger than the M9, but I have giant hands so it fits. There's nothing in common with the new high power but for some reason they seem similar and the only thing I can come up with is that they're just fun to shoot.
I can shoot for hours with my Beretta and just enjoy it. Stupid shit, like seeing how close to the bull one can get at seventy five yards. After a wile it gets easier and easier. Thing is I wasn't brought up with handguns in the house. Rifles of all calibers and shotguns, but no pistols. I started shooting at about six but It wasn't until my fourtys that I got into handguns. So pardon the pride at being able to shoot all day with an overweight pistol at longer ranges just for fun.
Thank you , Ian .
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Simple cure for Hi-Powers being HP 'picky'. Steel wool and Brasso on the feed ramp. Mine is now like glass and has no issues with HPs.
That's cool, but you shouldn't have to do that to make a gun run reliably
I wonder if the noise is actually when the plate falls back rather than the round hitting the plate. So if the closer target has a pad or something that would explain why it doesn't make noise.
Thanks again Ian you’re doing a great job
Wow..nice new sights you can actually see!!!
I have been shooting original BHP since the mid/late 1970's when my dad got one.. I inherited that one and acquired more... I have never been "bitten" by the HiPower ever...
It totally depends on your hand shape. I also get bit if I grip a HP naturally. If I grip it un-naturally I can get away with it but it feels un-natural
Me freezing in Eastern Europe, Ian sweating and shooting new Hi Power in Arizona.
With its removable back strap, would be cool to see someone make a custom shoulder stock. But it would be considered sbr though.
I've been shooting High Powers for 30 years and I've never understood people's problems with "hammer bite." Yeah, if you choke up on it in the modern style it will bite you, so don't do that. Just let your hand fall on it following the contours of the grip (without choking up) and no bite. It's a heavy all-steel pistol in 9mm, so you don't have to worry about controlling recoil like it's a 1911 or light plastic gun. Adapt to the pistol, not the other way around.
@@rdrrr Yeah, it is that good. An SA trigger makes double taps, etc, effortless. And then you have the perfect ergonomics of the pistol itself, which make a Glock seem like holding a beer can. You don't have to learn or unlearn anything, just pick it up and shoot it using the grip as it naturally falls into your hand. If you insist on a high grip (you don't need to with a steel 9mm) then drop in a "no bite" C&S hammer which is about $65 on Midway.
As someone who has no experience with handguns, having only fired bolt-action rifles, I like the new High-power from what I've seen so far.
I want to see a side by side comparison/test of this and the new SA 35. This seems to have more improvements but is more expensive. 🤔
Also if anyone knows how to help - have an '83 OG HP with mag safety removed yet it still seems to only like being 100% reliable with the nastiest ammo I put in it. The nicer the ammo, the more likely it has issues. Main spring has already been replaced as well
A recreational pistol that is and has been very affective during wartime as well
Owned a HI Power made during WWII never experienced hammer bite like I did with some 1911s.
I've been binge-watching the mud test videos, and that must've messed with my head cause when it didn't fail on the second round I was really confused😅
Love your videos and awesome Sun hoodie, same thing I wear out here in the Utah desert
Just opened the box,Pistols of the Warlords. Damn, this is very nice. Was worth the wait. Just like the Gun Jesus poster. Top quality.
I used the Browning in the Canadian army, and I never had a problem with it biting my hand.
Same here. Never bit me at all with hundreds of rounds thru it. Mine is the old Mark 2 or 3 version.
I have an FeG P9M (with S&W barrel lockup versus Browning) that’s still P35 High Power. I’d love to see Ian compare the two.
nice camera work.
Nice to see a review on a new production handgun where it functions correctly out of the box... seems like every new pistol review notes a failure in the first hundred rounds because it "doesnt like type x ammo." or that it hasn't "completed a break in period."
Never shot a pistol, but surely to get the spinner to spin you fire when the “top” plate is going away from you so that the momentums add up? Always great videos so many thanks for hours of viewing!
Just bought one this week, put about 300 rounds through right away before I took it home. Really really soft shooter, really really good looking. Extremely accurate, 1 inch at 25 yards. Good single action trigger, I’d say between a 1911 and sig single action which is pretty good being a pivoting trigger. IT IS NOT A HIGH POWER, and it wasn’t meant to be, and I’m fine with that. It ran totally reliable, which is what I expected. Only two “gripes” for lack of a better word. One, it’s heavy, really heavy, which has its merits, but maybe not so much as a carry gun. Two, the casting on the frame is a little crude, wish they would have smoothed it out before finishing it but it’s a solid piece. If you’re looking for a browning high power this is not the gun for you. If you’re looking for a high quality soft shooting reliable piece with a light nod to its origins you won’t be disappointed.
The ammo showcase/discussion this video makes me wish Ian would do a episode of various kinds of "forgotten ammo", I know that tends to go with some of the more obscure weapons but anything more detailed about actual ammo would be nice.
Love to see a side by side review of this and the modified Springfield Armory version (SA35) that's been out for a little while.
Thanks Ian great work Sir
It’s not the original, but it looks aesthetically pleasing imo and seems comfortable
Nice to see that first ammo box to get an idea of what grains are in real money.
Nice camera work. It feels like he's standing right next to me while shooting.
I have big hands, and hammer bite is a recurring problem for me. The 1911 I had, Star BM and Super B, liked and likes to bite. But my HP never gave me a bite. I think it was made in the 80s.
The high power is the 2011 before the 2011 was invented. I have no experience with the HP but that looks like a great new version.
I think it would make a great concealed carry pistol. I carry a full size 1911 as my edc. Can't wait for it to hit the shelves of my local gun shop.
I agree I'm a big guy and could easily carry it; it's a beautiful pistol.
I know that the full length guide rods on 1911s is largely a gimmick, it's interesting that the High Power never needed one and they felt like adding one.
It also makes me wonder if full length guide rods were ever needed for any guns.
Full length guide rods can be useful for keeping the whole recoil spring captive, which allows newer guns to be easier to disassemble. You can also potentially keep the entire top half of the pistol as one unit to swap between parts. I know even some 1911 guys do that to swap between calibers or lengths.
But neither are all that relevant here as far as I can tell.
@@gameragodzilla for 1911s that can work, but can require some kind of tool. My Hi Power doesn't need that at all.
@@showtime2629 Yeah, I was just speculating as to why full length guide rods are common on modern designs and those were the reasons I could think of.
@@gameragodzilla fair enough. I suspect it started with 1911s and just kind of became normal and no one really considers it anymore.
@@showtime2629 Don't think so. 1911s remained the same as the standard Government model for a long while. Even things taken for granted these days like extended beavertail grip safeties, extended safeties, nicer sights, etc. were all expensive custom work.
I am curious now what was the first ground up design to use full length guide rods, but I do know on my other guns, they are one solid unit with the recoil spring captive which does make disassembly and reassembly easier. Not that I cared too much about disassembly with my 1911 once I got used to it, but still.
I wonder if it’ll come in more calibers with the new run. I’d love a modern high power in 10mm if the action could handle it.
When you look at how much extra metal they threw at it compared with the original, I hope the action could handle it. There had better be some explanation why it's so fat.
@@grafixbyjorj the extended capacity would at the very least explain the thicker grip but I wonder if they just Widened the rest of the gun to match
My gi ish 1911 shouldn't feed HP or wadcutters with it's barely ramped barrel but I've ran a few mags of nearly flush upside down hollow base bullets out of it. The things we learn when we try what shouldn't work.
I had A HP in76 was finicky about h.p's,S&W 659could feed anything! Could chamber empty casings from the magazine! Glad to see new ones are more dependable. Still I like my Turkish Tisas in s.s.best.
So nice to watch a fellow lefty do these tests.
I only have my hands to deal with, by I don't get bit by my Tisas Regent and and think some of that has to do with not using the "modern" "correct" grip.
I think the thumbs high grip isn't a particularly good grip. Practically every Gun Tuber has failure to lock the slide, slide bite and hammer bite.
Massad Ayoob has advocated for a more traditional thumbs down grip because it makes a much stronger grip and avoids most the the issues people make when shooting. Even grip safety engagement is more consistent.
I was considering the new FN HP if I couldn't get thr SA35. Thr FN HP has nothing similar to thr original except thr name and single action. I got thr call to get thr SA35 and I took it. I just don't find half thr "improvements" to be improvements. The disassembly procedure did not need to change. I like the original field strip step just fine. There does not need a guide rod.